Published: 22 September, 2020
My favourite part of the nauseating, sadly since-deleted film promoting the new, ‘clean’ Avaline wine comes at the very end. After extolling the virtues of this miraculous cuvée at length – and trashing pretty much every other wine ever made for their use of additives – the duo responsible for its immaculate conception, actress Cameron Diaz and fashion brand-builder Katherine Power, tell us how they like to drink it.
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Published: 21 September, 2020
Maison Louis Jadot has launched a new wine, Bourgogne Côte d’Or Rouge, featuring a label designed by students at London’s art and design college, Central Saint Martins.
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Published: 21 September, 2020
Fine wine club 67 Pall Mall has launched its first book – Wine and Food. The Perfect Match.
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Published: 17 September, 2020
Liberty Wines has boosted its Spanish agencies with the addition of sparkling producer Raventós i Blanc and Dominio do Bibei from Ribeira Sacra to its portfolio.
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Published: 17 September, 2020
Majestic is launching a new, all expenses paid scholarship to put up to 50 candidates from BAME or diverse backgrounds through their WSET Level 2 qualification.
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Published: 17 September, 2020
UK consumer confidence to eat out continues to rise, with 10 million more people visiting bars and restaurants in August over June, with an additional 2.4 million also likely to venture out for the first time during the next fortnight.
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Published: 17 September, 2020
Angela Mount reports on the dramatic growth of wine and alcohol sales in both the impulse and Cash & Carry channels.
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Published: 17 September, 2020
Prominent restaurateurs joined Andrew Catchpole around a virtual table to discuss rebuilding trade in the new norm.
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Published: 16 September, 2020
Rowena Curlewis, CEO of drinks design specialist Denomination, on why plant-based wines need to move beyond their niche appeal and invite all-comers to the party
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Published: 16 September, 2020
Vinexpo and Comexposium have unveiled details of their new joint venture, named Vinexposium, which was first announced in January.
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Published: 16 September, 2020
Panellists at the Wine and Spirits Trade Association Trust’s (WSTA) second summit session advocated for government support on traceable technology for the movement of goods – while dropping plans for costly and time consuming paper VI1 forms.
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Published: 15 September, 2020
Miles Beale, chief executive of the Wine and Spirit Trade Association (WSTA) has highlighted the potential of an upcoming government review into excise duty, which could have a major impact on the robustness of the industry to face challenging times.
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Published: 15 September, 2020
Naked Wines has launched a partnership with National Trust for Scotland (NTS) to raise conservation funds from selected wine sales.
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Published: 15 September, 2020
Accolade Wines has achieved a major milestone in its journey to reduce its carbon footprint to net zero across the company.
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Published: 14 September, 2020
Join us this week for Harpers’ latest online session where we will be delving into organic winemaking over two insight-filled sessions.
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Published: 11 September, 2020
Padstow’s Bin Two has romped home for a second year running with top placing in our 50 Best Indies 2020 list.
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Published: 10 September, 2020
A global online wine education platform using a new approach to tasting wine, and offering a 50% sponsorship to all BAME students, has been launched by Nick Jackson MW.
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Published: 09 September, 2020
Mirabeau has appointed Richard Beaumont to the position of chief marketing officer.
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Published: 09 September, 2020
This year’s winners of the annual 31 Days of German Riesling competition has put a spotlight on just how much businesses have adapted during the pandemic, using often imaginative ways to bring German Riesling to a wider audience.
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Published: 09 September, 2020
The Washington State Wine Commission has confirmed Royal Slope as a new AVA.
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